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BERRY v. BERRY

No. C-9439.

786 S.W.2d 672 (1990)

Bonita E. BERRY, Petitioner, v. Eugene BERRY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled May 2, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine A. Kinser, Buddy Luce, Brian L. Webb, Dallas, for petitioner.

David K. Watsky, John W. Lodewick, Dallas, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The issue in this case is whether a federal law barring allocation of Veterans Administration disability benefits in a state court divorce proceeding applies retroactively to a Texas divorce decree that was final prior to that law's enactment. The trial court, by refusing to enforce the final divorce decree with respect to Veterans Administration disability benefits, gave the federal law retroactive effect. The court of appeals affirmed. Because the court...

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